Solo Exhibition by Stefania Ruggieri

Events | September 11, 2026 |

stefaniaruggieri solo 001 — “Operaverso no. 5 – tutto vuol farsi amare”, Plywood, acrylic and medical supplies | Image courtesy of Stefania Ruggieri

La resistenza pacifica delle stelle
A solo exhibition by Stefania Ruggieri
September 11 – 24, 2026
Santa Teresa dei Maschi, Bari

ITSLIQUID Group is delighted to invite you to the opening of “La resistenza pacifica delle stelle”, a solo exhibition by Stefania Ruggieri. The event will open on September 11, 2026, at 06:00 PM at the historic Santa Teresa dei Maschi in Bari, running until September 24, curated by Luca Curci and co-curated by Giulia Tassi.

This exhibition marks the culmination of a fourteen-year analytical journey for the artist. A poet by trade and an artist by necessity, Ruggieri presents a body of work that deconstructs the ephemeral nature of daily news to build a permanent sanctuary of collective memory.

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“Operaverso no. 23 – non le stelle”, Plywood, acrylic and medical supplies | Image courtesy of Stefania Ruggieri

“Operaverso no. 21 – è la narrazione”, Plywood, acrylic and medical supplies | Image courtesy of Stefania Ruggieri

“Operaverso no. 20 – per stupire”, Plywood, acrylic and medical supplies | Image courtesy of Stefania Ruggieri

At the heart of the exhibition is the technique of decontextualised collage. Ruggieri treats a symbol of fleeting information and modern anxiety, the daily newspaper, as raw material: words, headlines, and faces are dismantled and reassembled to spark new semantic meanings.

Each piece becomes a critical mirror: a visual synthesis that transforms the “breaking news” of the moment into a lasting political, social, and cultural statement. It is a process of “destruction and creation” where the media’s language is broken down to reveal the underlying tensions and quiet hopes of the human condition.

Inspired by the Logos and the ancient connection between the stars and the invention of writing, Ruggieri makes visible the power of images and words in preserving intergenerational memory.

“Words build worlds, but they also do the opposite; they destroy to recreate or to generate terrifying deserts. They heal individual and collective wounds“, says Curator Loredana Ruggieri.

In a historical moment where truth often feels fragile, Ruggieri‘s compositions invite the “observer-reader” to find a personal truth within the apparent nonsense of scattered words. Like the boreal constellations, these works offer a guide through the darkness, representing what the artist calls a “peaceful resistance.”

“Operaverso no. 9 – fanciulle in fiore o guerriere urbane?”, Plywood, acrylic and medical supplies | Image courtesy of Stefania Ruggieri

“Operaverso no. 12 – o una rivoluzione?”, Plywood, acrylic and medical supplies | Image courtesy of Stefania Ruggieri

“Operaverso no. 14 – amare”, Plywood, acrylic and medical supplies | Image courtesy of Stefania Ruggieri

organized by ITSLIQUID Group
curator Luca Curci
associate curator Giulia Tassi
graphic designer Sara De Rosa

La resistenza pacifica delle stelle – A solo exhibition by Stefania Ruggieri
Santa Teresa dei Maschi
Str. Santa Teresa dei Maschi, 26, Bari

OPENING
September 11, 2026 | 06:00 PM
RSVP: info@itsliquid.com
Free entry – Register here

EXHIBITION DAYS
September 12 – 24, 2026
Tuesday – Saturday | 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM and 4:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Stefania Ruggieri – About

Stefania Ruggieri (b. 1963) is a poet and educator whose multidisciplinary approach has gained international recognition. Her work has been featured in prestigious venues including Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello during Contemporary Venice, MSV Art Gallery in Barcelona, Arthall in Malta and at ELEMENTS Contemporary Art Space in London. Her literary contributions have been recognized by Nuovi Argomenti and La Repubblica, and she was recently selected for the Tenth Edition of the Premio Pagliarani in Rome.

“Operaverso no. 7 – nessuno ci aiuta”, Plywood, acrylic and medical supplies | Image courtesy of Stefania Ruggieri

“Operaverso no. 6 – il fine è l’arte”, Plywood, acrylic and medical supplies | Image courtesy of Stefania Ruggieri

“Operaverso no. 4 – non ci lasciano soli”, Plywood, acrylic and medical supplies | Image courtesy of Stefania Ruggieri

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